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Alcohol and Digestive Cancers Across Europe: Time for Change 2 Alcohol and Digestive Cancers Time for Change Alcohol and Digestive Cancers Across Europe: Time for Change 2 ALCOHOL AND DIGESTIVE CANceRS TIME FOR CHANGE CONTENTS Introduction 3 Alcohol and Digestive Cancers 6 Alcohol and European Culture 7 Alcohol Type and Associated Risk 8 Alcohol and Oesophageal Cancer 12 Alcohol and Liver Cancer 14 Alcohol and Pancreatic Cancer 16 Alcohol and Colorectal Cancer 18 Alcohol and Gastric Cancer 20 Alcohol and Digestive Cancers — Implications for the Public 22 Alcohol and Digestive Cancers — Implications for Primary Care Practitioners 24 Alcohol and Digestive Cancers — Implications for Policy Makers 26 Time for Change 28 References 30 This report has been produced by UEG with support from a number of leading gastroenterology experts from across Europe, together with the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL), the European Liver Patients Association (ELPA), Pancreatic Cancer Europe (PCE), Europacolon and Eurocare (The European Alcohol Policy Alliance). ALCOHOL AND DIGESTIVE CANceRS 3 TIME FOR CHANGE Europe is the region with the highest level of alcohol consumption “in the world and, as a result, Europe bears the highest burden of ill health and premature death linked directly to alcohol. To address this endemic matter, tackling the harmful use of alcohol should be a key priority for the European Union. Appropriate response has to be comprehensive, encompassing policies and interventions from alcohol taxation, availability and marketing regulations to good access to counselling and treatment. We welcome and support involvement and contributions from medical and research communities in the alcohol policy debate. Evidence, brought forward in reports from organisations like United European Gastroenterology help the policy makers to acknowledge the priority of addressing harm related to alcohol and deliver improved health outcomes throughout Europe. Dr Marris Jesse ”Deputy Secretary General for Health Representative of the Estonian European Union (EU) Presidency 4 ALCOHOL AND DIGESTIVE CANceRS TIME FOR CHANGE INTRODUCTION United European Gastroenterology (UEG) is committed to raising political and public Despite attempts in Europe to tackle the awareness of digestive health conditions. “impact of alcohol on health, the amount This involves encouragement of research to of alcohol consumed by EU countries is higher reduce the incidence and mortality rates of than the rest of the world and the incidence digestive diseases, informing policy makers of many alcohol related digestive cancers to help drive digestive health strategies on is on the increase. It is, therefore, time for an EU level and to improve patient outcomes a change. We urgently require a focused throughout the continent. multi-dimensional approach from policy It is commonly known that lifestyle factors have a significant and decision makers at both European and impact on digestive diseases. Alcohol consumption, in particular, national levels to dramatically increase public is a risk factor in over 60 types of diseases, with nearly 30% and healthcare professional awareness of the of deaths from gastrointestinal diseases directly attributed to alcohol.1 Currently, the European region has the highest dangers of alcohol, as well as to implement proportion of total ill health and premature death linked directly further strategies across the region to reduce to alcohol consumption in the world.2 alcohol intake and the resulting incidence Alcohol consumption is also a known risk factor in many of digestive cancers. digestive cancers, including oesophageal, liver, pancreatic, colorectal and gastric cancer. Canvassing the opinions of leading European digestive cancer Professor Michael Manns specialists, stakeholder organisations and patient groups, ”UEG President 2015-2017 this review highlights the scale of alcohol consumption across Europe, its direct and indirect impact on digestive cancers and the alarming lack of awareness of the link between alcohol and digestive cancers among members of the public and many healthcare professionals. ALCOHOL AND DIGESTIVE CANceRS 5 TIME FOR CHANGE Recorded alcohol consumption per capita3 AMERICAS EUROPE WESTERN PACIFIC SOUTH EAST ASIA EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AFRICA 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LITRES OF PURE ALCOHOL 6 ALCOHOL AND DIGESTIVE CANceRS TIME FOR CHANGE ALCOHOL & DIGESTIVE CANceRS The link between alcohol and cancer has been well documented Over one fifth of the since the early 20th century. In “European population aged particular, alcohol has been shown 15 years and above are to cause cancer of the mouth, drinking heavily at least pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, liver once a week. This approach and colon.4 9 IN 10 peOPLE ARE to alcohol consumption, the UNAWARE THAT The European Prospective Investigation into lack of awareness and the ALCOHOL INCREASES Cancer (EPIC Study), which assessed the complacency regarding the THE RISK OF impact of the amount, frequency and type of associated increased risk of 7 alcohol consumed, found that alcohol was CANceR responsible for about 57,600 cases of cancer digestive cancers, needs to of the upper digestive tract, colon and liver in be addressed urgently. men and 21,500 cases in women. For men, 57% of these cases related to those who regularly drank more than two alcoholic drinks Professor Stephan Haas a day, while for women, a staggering 80% Center for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska of cases related to those who regularly drank ”University Hospital, Sweden more than just one alcoholic drink a day.5 However, according to the European Alcohol Policy Alliance, Eurocare, millions of Europeans remain unaware of the risks of alcohol consumption, with 1 in 5 revealing ONE FIFTH OF THE that they do not believe there is a connection EUROpeaN POPULATION between alcohol and cancer.6 In addition, AGED 15 AND ABOVE a recent Cancer Research UK study showed as many as 9 in 10 people are unaware that ARE DRINKING HEAVILY alcohol increases the risk of cancer.7 AT LEAST ONce A WEEK 2 ALCOHOL AND DIGESTIVE CANceRS 7 TIME FOR CHANGE ALCOHOL AND EUROpeaN CULTURE The science behind the European Code “against Cancer leaves us in no doubt that From the earliest recorded consumption of consuming alcohol can cause at least 7 types alcohol, drinking has been regarded as a social of cancer. For this reason, the European and celebratory activity. Therefore, the main Code advises people to limit their alcohol challenge preventing successful actions aimed intake or, better still for reducing your cancer at addressing drinking levels across Europe is risk, avoid drinking alcohol altogether. how deeply embedded alcohol consumption Unfortunately, the link between alcohol is within European society, both socially and consumption and cancer is not widely known culturally. and understood. Given the well-established science on this issue, it’s imperative that policymakers support actions that will bring Alcohol consumption in these spirits may have a high into clearer focus for citizens the increased Europe decreased in the methanol content which can cancer risk from drinking alcohol. 1990’s, but has increased be very toxic.” again in the last decade to stabilise at more than Evidence shows a direct Dr. Wendy Yared an average of 9 litres of correlation between drinking Director, Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) pure alcohol per year per culture and higher cancer ” 8 risk, with heavy episodic capita. There is, however, considerable cross-cultural drinking being associated variation among European with a higher incidence countries regarding alcohol of digestive cancers.9 consumption and this has an For example, the higher impact on cancer incidence incidence of colorectal rates. Professor Haas cancer in eastern Europe, explains; “Unfortunately, the compared to France and drinking pattern in some Italy, is thought to be as a THE RISK OF DYING FROM AN eastern EU countries favours result of heavy spirit drinking ALCOHOL-ATTRIBUTABLE CAUSE IS high alcohol intake, such as after work as opposed to vodka and schnapps and, the Mediterranean habit 7 TIMES HIGHER IN THE EASTERN due to the unsophisticated of consuming a moderate EUROpeaN ReGION THAN THE distillation processes in amount of wine as an MEDITERRANEAN ReGION 2 many of these countries, accompaniment to a meal. 8 ALCOHOL AND DIGESTIVE CANceRS TIME FOR CHANGE Total alcohol per capita (≥ 15 years of age) consumption, projected estimates, 201610 MALTA ITALY GREECE NETHERLANDS SWEDEN SPAIN CYPRUS DENMARK AUSTRIA PORTUGAL FINLAND IRELAND LUXEMBOURG SLOVENIA GERMANY FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM LATVIA POLAND HUNGARY SLOVAKIA ESTONIA BELGIUM CROATIA BULGARIA ROMANIA CZECH REPUBLIC LITHUANIA 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 LITRES OF PURE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DIGESTIVE CANceRS 9 TIME FOR CHANGE ALCOHOL TYpe Research into which type of alcoholic beverage has the most significant role in cancer risk remains inconclusive. Although most studies do not report any explains; “One challenge is the school variation in the risk of digestive cancers of thought that moderate alcohol The risk of cancer incidence being increased by a particular type of consumption, particularly red wine, “rises exponentially with alcohol,11 it appears that the greatest is often considered to be healthy. risk derives from wine and to a lesser According to animal experiments, there the amount of alcohol degree from beer and spirits.12 This is is some truth to this. However, many consumed. Drinking 3 likely to be as a result of consuming regular drinkers have a certain level times the recommended large quantities of cheap wine which of addiction and there is then a very can also contain other harmful different and more serious risk profile.” amount increases the ingredients. This has been evident risk of oesophageal with the recent dramatic reductions There is considerable debate about whether alcohol with higher cancer by 8 times. There in liver disease and deaths as a result of a reduction in cheap table wine concentrated forms of ethanol, such as is currently no known or consumption in Mediterranean wine- spirits, has a greater impact on the risk established level of safe drinking countries.13 of digestive cancer.
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